Research Interests
Indo-European and general historical linguistics; Sanskrit and South Asian linguistics; Contact linguistics; Language and ideology
Education
M.A., Northwestern University, 1964
Ph.D., Yale University, 1971
D.Litt., Deccan Postgraduate and Research College, 2018
Awards and Honors
D.Litt., Deccan Postgraduate and Research College, 2018; Honorary Life Membership, Societas Linguistica Europaea, 2018; Fellow, Linguistic Society of America, 2013; Convener, Veda Section, 15th and 16th World Sanskrit Conference; Fellow, Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Advanced Study, JNU, 2010
Courses Taught
Linguistics 240
Additional Campus Affiliations
Professor Emeritus - Germanic Languages and Literatures
Professor Emeritus - Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies
Highlighted Publications
Books
Hock, Hans Henrich. The languages and linguistics of South Asia: A comprehensive guide. Berlin: DeGruyter Mouton, 2016.
Veda and Vedic literature: Select papers from the panel on “Veda and Vedic Literature” at the 16th World Sanskrit Conference. New Delhi: DKPublishers, 2016.
Hock, Hans Henrich. Language History, Language Change, and Language Relationship: An Introduction to historical and comparative linguistics. Compiled by Brian Joseph, Berlin/New York: Mouton de Gruyter, 2009.
Language history, language change, and language relationship: An introduction to historical and comparative linguistics. Berlin: Mouton DeGruyter, 2009.
Hock, Hans Henrich. An early Upanisadic reader, with notes, glossary, and an appendix of related Vedic texts. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 2007.
Principles of historical linguistics. Berlin: Mouton DeGruyter, 1991.
Edited Books
Hock, Hans Henrich. Vedic studies: Language, culture, and philosophy. New Delhi: D. K. Printworld, 2014.
Journal Articles
Hock, Hans Henrich, and Indranil Dutta. "Prosodic incorporation of English utterance final vocatives." The EFL Journal, vol. 4, no. 2, 2013, p. 1-20.
Hock, Hans Henrich. "Proto-Indo-European verb finality: Reconstruction, typology, validation." Journal of Historical Linguistics, vol. 3, no. 1, 2013, p. 49-76.
Hock, Hans Henrich. "Sanskrit and Panini: Core and periphery." Sanskrita Vimarsha, vol. 6, 2012, p. 85-102.
Book Contributions
Hock, Hans Henrich. "Issues in Sanskrit agreement." Issues in Sanskrit agreement. In: Indic across the millennia: From the Rigveda to Modern Indo-Aryan, edited by Jared Klein. Bremen: Hempen Verlag, 2012, p. 49-58.
Recent Publications
Hock, H. H. (2019). English in South Asia: Lessons and parallels. World Englishes, 38(1-2), 105-113. https://doi.org/10.1111/weng.12365
Hock, H. H., & Joseph, B. D. (2019). Language History, Language Change, and Language Relationship: An Introduction to Historical and Comparative Linguistics. (3 ed.) (Mouton Textbook). De Gruyter Mouton. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110613285
Hock, H. H. (2017). Language contact and Indo-European linguistics. In J. Klein, B. Joseph, & M. Fritz (Eds.), Handbook of Comparative and Historical Indo-European Linguistics (pp. 7-14). De Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110261288-002
Hock, H. H., & Bashir, E. (Eds.) (2016). The Languages and Linguistics of South Asia: A Comprehensive Guide. (The World of Linguistics; No. 7). De Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110423303
Henrich Hock, H. (2015). Yamuna Kachru's contributions to South Asian discourse and convergence studies. World Englishes, 34(1), 68-77. https://doi.org/10.1111/weng.12118